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A Difficult Life (1961) · Cineora

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A DINO RISI FILM

A Difficult Life

19611h 58mMovie

ComedyDrama

IMDb8.0/ 10 · 2.6K votes

THE STORY

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.

Bittersweet
Funny
Thought-provoking
War
Justice
Love

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and date night.

DirectorDino Risi

FormatFeature film

TMDB8.0 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Alberto SordiSilvio Magnozzi

Lea MassariElena Pavinato

Franco FabriziFranco Simonini

Lina VolonghiAmalia Pavinato

Claudio Gorale commandeur Bracci

Antonio CentaCarlo, l'ami d'Elena

Loredana CappellettiGiovanna, l'amie d'Elena

Borante DomizlaffLe soldat allemand tué par Elena avec un fer à repasser

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